Carne Group: European asset managers apprehensive over near future
Traditional managers set to be hit harder, according to Q3 survey
Fees
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Bfinance: Questions raised over fee structures for ESG funds
Fee compression remains unchanged in most sectors, writes Hannah Williford
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Number of ESG funds jumps 89% in a year
But costs are creeping up as more existing funds reposition their offering
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Falling ETF fees make little difference on the market
Investors have not felt much benefit
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Nomura cuts management fees
And sets founders’ fees at 0.10%
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Schroders cuts fees and scrutinises multi-manager range
First value assessments triggers fee changes that will save investors £8m
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Will the crisis push active managers to innovate fee models?
A paradigm shift to sustainable long-term and performance-based fee structures could lie ahead
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Cross-border Ucits funds facing local restrictions
Only 13% of Ucits funds may comply with new fee rules proposed by German regulator, says consultancy
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Blackrock undercuts Vanguard with slashed fees
Blackrock has undercut Vanguard by slashing fees on an iShares emerging markets product and matching its rival’s pricing on four European equity funds.
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Fidelity steps up passives price war
Fidelity International has stepped up the passives price war with the launch of six low cost Irish-domiciled equity index funds and the reduction of pricing on three existing UK-domiciled index funds.
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Performance-linked fees work best for fixed income funds
Fidelity International’s move to change its charging structure to a performance-linked fee has been welcomed but is seen as a risky move which may not be sustainable, according to fund selectors around Europe.
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Will performance-based fees work?
Fund selectors applaud the “courageous” step by Fidelity to introduce performance-related management fees across all its funds by next year. But will the move really improve long-term performance after fees, and is the new model sustainable with most active funds failing to beat their benchmark?